Alphas & Betas

MMOs in various stages of testing and crowdfunding, playable and… not. Don’t forget to follow our Betawatch and Make My MMO columns for a weekly rundown. [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

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Check out Escape from Tarkov’s inventory and looting in a new preview video

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17In order to perform the eponymous task in Escape from Tarkov, you're going to need stuff. Guns, for example, guns are things. Bullets, too....

Project Genom turns on open world system

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There are those moments in MMO game development when titles go from being a limited series of features to an integrated, expansive world. For Project...

Project Gorgon toys with animal town and raffle machine

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The crazy and cool ideas burbling out of Project Gorgon keep on coming, with Lead Developer Eric Heimburg taking to Twitter lately to tease...
Later, this one falls.

Crowfall updates founders on test stats while teasing more lore

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The first major test for Crowfall had just shy of 5,000 people eligible to take part in the test antics, but only 59% of...

Paladins adds new game modes

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Strange and wonderful things are afoot at Paladins, now that the team has unleashed Closed Beta Patch 11 for testers to explore. The focus of...

Reports from the front line of Tree of Savior’s open beta

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When you can't play in person, there's nothing that beats having someone on the ground in person to report back about an upcoming game....
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Make My MMO: The Repopulation’s blackout (December 26, 2015)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, The Repopulation suspended its test servers thanks to the HeroEngine fiasco, though Above & Beyond says it is...

Dogma: Eternal Night fails its Kickstarter campaign

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Vampires, blood, and underworld horror weren't enough to propel Dogma: Eternal Night to its Kickstarter campaign goal. The title fell well short of its...

The Stream Team: Winter (and Raptor Claus) comes to ARK: Survival Evolved

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He's making a list, Shredding it twice, Gonna kill all whether naughty or nice! Raptor Claus is coming to ARK. He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when...
You are not shocked.

Betawatch: Camelot Unchained’s crafting is no laughing matter (December 25, 2015)

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Happy holidays to those celebrating a holiday today! Happy just today for everyone else! And an extra-special dose of happy for people who like...

Star Citizen pushes out Alpha 2.1, promises ‘date driven’ patch schedule

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While other studio teams are powering down for the holidays, it looks as though Star Citizen's crew is keeping up the pace. The team...

The Stream Team: Christmas lights, Landmark style

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Many families have a holiday tradition of going out to see the Christmas lights. But why force yourself to bundle up to go out?...

Shroud of the Avatar talks about its early 2016 plans

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As it heads into the new year, Shroud of the Avatar has grand plans in store for the first few months. In its most...
Either die or don't.

Phantasy Star Online 2 is moving to the PlayStation 4 in 2016

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If you're still waiting for Phantasy Star Online 2 to be released in North America, today's news isn't going to do much to help...

The Stream Team: Crawling through Khyrulek’s Crypt in Project Gorgon

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Although Project Gorgon's Steam launch was delayed, MassivelyOP's MJ couldn't wait any longer to jump back in. There's just something about this game where...

Eternal Crusade shows off the frozen Pegasus Station

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The new hotness in Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is definitely the Pegasus Station map. This industrial base is set in the frozen arctic and...

Raptor Claus pays a special visit to ARK: Survival Evolved

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"Now I have a machine gun-toting T-Rex. Ho ho ho." This might well be the holiday sentiment of ARK: Survival Evolved, especially now that it's...

The Repopulation temporarily suspends development

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The unfortunate saga of The Repopulation continues this week, as Above & Beyond Technologies announced that it was pulling the plug on the alpha...
You will never get to explore this landscape. Ever. For any reason.

Paragon posts a gameplay introduction for testers and lookie loos

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You cannot get into the first testing round for Paragon by watching the video down below. It's a video for testers, but it won't...

Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on economy, crafting, and Star Wars Galaxies inspiration

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In anticipation of the today's livestream, Camelot Unchained boss Mark Jacobs spoke with us about the implementation of crafting and trade in the game...

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